Cho, C. L., & Vitale, J. L. (2014). Cultivating Student Engagement Through Interactive Art Strategies. What Works: Research into Practice.
Lively Learning: Using the Arts to Teach the K-8 Curriculum
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In Lively Learning: Using the Arts to Teach the K-8 Curriculum, Linda Crawford offers practical suggestions for bringing the arts into the daily life of the classroom. Written for all classroom teachers, including those without a background in the arts, Lively Learning will help teachers gain comfort with five art forms and integrate those art forms into specific content areas."--BOOK JACKET.
The Rock 'n' Roll Classroom: Using Music to Manage Mood, Energy, and Learning
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Music: a powerful teaching tool -- So happy together : using feel-good music to manage student mood -- Calming the restless natives : using music to reduce excess energy and stress -- They like to move it (so let them) : using pump-up music to energize students -- Music to work to : using background music to increase focus on individual work -- Come together (over music) : using background music to facilitate group activities -- Learn it through a song, and remember it forever : using music to create robust memory of content -- Your magical, musical bag of tricks : fun and effective management strategies for using music -- Putting it all together : policies and procedures, hardware and software, planning and implementation.
On an alternate practicum, Queen's University teacher candidates Lucas Kolar, Meaghan Shannon, Carly McFadden and Justin Bell worked with Juno-nominated musician and composer Gary Rasberry to produce a suite of resources called A Healthier Mind Through Songs and Rhyme.
Creating Successful Learners Through Arts Integration
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Resources:
Wolf Trap Education Web site: wolftrap.org/education
Wolf Trap Education Newsletter, sign up at: https://education.wolftrap.org/
Wolf Trap Parent Resources Page: https://www.wolftrap.org/education/parent-resources.aspx
Recommended Books:
Pearson, S. (2014). Arlo rolled. Illustrated by J. Ebbeler. Two Lions.
Pak, K. (2016). Hello fall, goodbye summer. Henry Holt and Co•
Mora, O. O. (2018). Thank you. Little, Brown Books for Young Readers.
Macken, J. E. (2016). Flip, float fly: Seeds on the move. Illustrated by P. Paparone. Holiday House.
Cornwall, G. (2017). Jabari jumps. Candlewick.
New School Songs for Young and Old
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